Leak and Pea Soup

Heat a skillet; add a teaspoon of olive oil. Add half a teaspoon of cumin seeds and couple of bay leaves. Add a cup of chopped scallions (or onions) and sauté until they start changing colors. Add a tablespoon of garlic-ginger-green chili paste (4-5 garlic cloves, 1 green chili or more if you want to fire it up, and an inch ginger) and saute until the garlic starts turning brown. Add a cup each of shelled peas and diced leak. Add 4 cups of vegetable broth and let it boil for 10 minutes. Use an immersion blender and puree the soup. Add a pinch of salt and pepper per your taste. Add a tablspoon of fresh lemon juice. Garnish with a lemon slice.